Woke up to see the clouds lifting off the Daintree River after a night of heavy rain. We drove south toward Cairns with a stop at Mossman Gorge, part of the Daintree National Park.
We arrived just as the park opened. It's got a fancy visitor centre staffed by the local aboriginal community. And some very fancy boardwalks.
We stopped at a viewpoint over the Mossman River
Where we could see jungle perch in the clear pool.
Jungle perch
The river is popular for swimming in the potholes, but there were signs advising that people not swim. It didn't look very dangerous to us, but I guess people have drowned.
We continued through the forest with nice views
and interesting flowering trees.
Yes, those fruit are growing out of the trunk!
We got very excited when we saw the ground dug up around the trail. Could this be the work of a cassuary?
Nope, very busy brush turkey
This flower came from the ylang ylang tree, and is a prime component of Chanel No. 5 perfume:
Yang ylang
We wound up at this beautiful clear pond.
But by now the crowds were catching up to us, so we returned to the visitor centre.
There we had Damper, which turned out to be the Australian version of bannock!
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